Before The ThroneThat's as old as any rock that's ever been hurled And it will continue until all of us find Within us each and every one, true peace of mind It will continue until all of us find Within us each and every one, true peace of mind Yes, the war will continue the war will continue, now, until Until all of us find true peace of mind Now, I had been drifting from strange town to strange town Falling fitfully from friendly face to face Never finding much reason to stick around Long enough to plant my feet in any one place Searching for a way out of the same tired trap I put myself in every time I tried to run Tracing my life by a thumb, up on a highway map Never finding that holy Haven in the SUN But, you were still watching me ever so closely LORD, now I can feel the gentle touch of Your hand Tapping my metaphorical shoulder, but mostly I've found my home at last in Your redeeming land There's a war in this world - yes, there's a war in this world That's as old as any rock that's ever been hurled And it will continue until all of us find Within us each and every one, true peace of mind It will continue until all of us find Within us each and every one, true peace of mind Yes, the war will continue the war will continue, now, until Until all of us find true peace of mind Smoking bushes, cactus buttons, Lord, who knows what Was the makings of all those grab-bag bathtub pills Nothing could feed the hunger gnawing at my gut 'Til you came and cured me of my ills Liberated sex, talk about political hex Were the excuses and abuses of the day So, we treated our foes like Tyrannosaurus Rex I was completely gone 'til You showed me Your way Wheeling within wheels like a golden carriage in the sky Sun shining quite blindingly, 'tho' hidden clouds I thought like a fool I was the only one to try Not knowing we all want to rise above our shrouds There's a war in this world - yes, there's a war in this world That's as old as any rock that's ever been hurled And it will continue until all of us find Within us each and every one, true peace of mind It will continue until all of us find Within us each and every one, true peace of mind Yes, the war will continue the war will continue, now, until Until all of us find true peace of mind Now there's talk of gather-ation, 'cross seas and sands As the remnant finds you everywhere it has been In the desire to wash blood from dirty hands And the will to shake up the shape this world is in What soul doesn't feel the fortunate flame The glory in the shining of the loving LIGHT Yes, when might takes its toll, will there be none left to claim? Does darkness itself feed the fire burning so bright? Are we just wanderers left dying by the road? Or, healers come to aid those lying in the dust? Will we shirk or share the GOD-awe-full terrible load? Will we stand before or sit in the THRONE of the JUST? Will we stand before or sit in the THRONE of the JUST? Will we stand before or sit in the THRONE of the JUST?   *****All materials copyrighted 1998-9 Jesse Slokum***** email - click here! |